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Target plans to open eight new stores across six states on October 11 as part of its ongoing expansion, spending an additional $1 billion to build and remodel locations. The company also unveiled a new line of employee uniforms designed by its in-house team with assistance from fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, named Collection186 after Target’s signature red shade. This move follows a successful second quarter where net sales increased by 5.3 percent to $26.5 billion.

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Target plans to open eight new stores across the US in states including New York's Hamptons, Ohio, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, and Tennessee on October 11. The company also revealed a new line of employee uniforms designed by its in-house team with input from fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, who joined Target as Creative Director At Large last June. Mizrahi has an eponymous fashion brand and previously appeared on "Project Runway All Stars." Additionally, Target aims to invest $6 billion ($1 billion more than initially planned) into building new stores and remodeling existing ones, with the opening of its 2,000th store in March in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.

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The retailer also announced a new collection of employee apparel designed by the company's in-house design team and with input from fashion designer and Target Creative Director At Large, Isaac Mizrahi.

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🔮 The company will open eight new stores in the Hamptons, New York; Ohio, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, and Tennessee on October 11.

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Target planning 8 new stores across the US as it debuts snazzy new employee uniforms · mixed framing

Target announced this week a slew of new stores and the upcoming debut of a line of stylish employee uniforms. asserted

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The company will open eight new stores in the Hamptons, New York; Ohio, Mississippi, Texas, Virginia, and Tennessee on October 11. asserted

company → open → October

Target said last year it planned to invest an additional $1 billion on top of $5 billion already allocated to build new stores, and remodel and refit existing locations, according to Retail Dive. uncertain

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The company celebrated the opening of its 2,000th store in March in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina. asserted

company → celebrate → Varina

Six more locations opened in May in Arizona, Missouri, New Jersey, and North Carolina. uncertain

locations → open → Arizona

The company is also remodeling 130 existing locations. asserted

company → remodel → locations

retailer → announce → Mizrahi

Mizrahi has an eponymous fashion brand and was previously a guest judge on reality TV show, Project Runway All Stars. asserted

Mizrahi → have → show

He joined Target in June to help design products and to mentor the in-house design team, according to the company. uncertain

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The new employee outfits will be called Collection186, named for the specific shade of red used by Target, Pantone 186. asserted

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“We designed Collection186 with our store team members in mind — offering them more options to their wardrobe that are unmistakably Target," Gena Fox, senior vice president of design, told Retail Dive. asserted

Fox → design → Dive

She said along with Mizrahi, the company's in-house designers "created pieces that feel fresh, expressive and thoughtfully functional for how our team moves through their day. asserted

team → say → day

The upcoming apparel release includes crew neck T-shirts, polo shirts, cardigans, blazers, and vests, among other items. asserted

release → include → items

It has been a successful second quarter in which Target's net sales increased by 5.3 percent from a year prior to $26.5 billion. asserted

sales → increase → billion

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